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[Transfer of the tetracycline-chloramphenicol plasmid in Clostridium perfringens]
Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires Des Seances De L'Academie Des Sciences. Serie D: Sciences Naturelles
|July 28, 1975
Abstract:
Two plasmids which confer resistance to Tetracycline-Chloramphenicol and Erythromycine-Clindamycine were found in a strain of Clostridium perfringens. The plasmid (Tet-Chl) was shown to be transferable to sensitive strains of C. perfringens. The transfer experiments were made with the wild type strain or strains cured by one plasmid or the other as donor strains.
Insights
Two plasmids conferring antibiotic resistance were identified in Clostridium perfringens. One plasmid, resistant to Tetracycline-Chloramphenicol, was successfully transferred to other C. perfringens strains.
Area of Science:
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
Context:
- Clostridium perfringens is an important bacterial pathogen.
- Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health concern.
- Plasmids are key genetic elements mediating antibiotic resistance transfer.
Purpose:
- To identify and characterize antibiotic resistance plasmids in Clostridium perfringens.
- To investigate the transferability of these resistance plasmids between C. perfringens strains.
Summary:
- Two plasmids conferring resistance to Tetracycline-Chloramphenicol (Tet-Chl) and Erythromycin-Clindamycin were detected in a Clostridium perfringens isolate.
- The Tet-Chl plasmid demonstrated transmissibility to susceptible C. perfringens strains.
- Transfer experiments utilized wild-type or plasmid-cured C. perfringens strains as donors.
Impact:
- This study elucidates plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance mechanisms in C. perfringens.
- Understanding plasmid transfer is crucial for controlling C. perfringens infections.
- Findings contribute to the knowledge base for combating antimicrobial resistance in clinically relevant bacteria.